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Barnes Corners

Ghost town · Ashtabula County, Ohio

Jefferson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
Jefferson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Barnes Corners is a ghost town in Ashtabula County, Ohio. It is one of 2 former communities in Ashtabula County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 80th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Barnes Corners as a historical populated place on the East Trumbull topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.6781° N, 80.9104° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEast Trumbull
Elevation843 ft
Nearest living townRock Creek, OH
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1067479
Coordinates41.67811, -80.91037

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What's there now

Barnes Corners is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rock Creek, OH (population 830), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 843 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Barnes Corners?

Barnes Corners is in Ashtabula County, Ohio, at 41.6781, -80.9104.

How many ghost towns are in Ashtabula County?

Ashtabula County, Ohio has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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